Technology Report The hydraulic cab on the Sennebogen 305 Multihandler allows the operator to see right into the infeed conveyor. Sennebogen Multihandler Works Triple Duty The versatile Multihandler 305 uses its speed, reach and agility plus various quick-change attachments to serve as an energetic fuel loader for the facility’s shredder and kiln. made FOr the jOb m aintaining a kiln temperature in excess of 1450ºC is a highly energetic process that results in a high cost for every cement manufac-turing facility. At CQI (Ciment Québec Inc.) in Saint-Basile, one of the largest producers of Portland cement in Quebec, it is a priority to find a cheaper fuel alternative for its coal-fired kilns. CQI recently launched a new alternative fuel project to con-vert a wide variety of rejected materials that could not other-wise be recycled into fuel. With a target of processing impres-sive volumes of material per year, a key step in the project’s design was to acquire economical methods to perform three material handling tasks on site: stockpiling the material, feed-ing it to the shredders and, when called upon, feeding the pro-cessed alternative fuel directly to the pyroprocess. “We designed the project with the Sennebogen 305 Multihandler in mind,” said Denis Gagnon, CQI maintenance and project director. “We evaluated and demo’d a number of telehandlers and loaders, but then we searched the Internet for other options. That’s when we found the Multihandler.” According to Gagnon, the Sennebogen machine was the only choice that met all of his criteria for material handling duties, which include pushing, reaching, loading and lifting. “We saw some telehandlers that attach a bucket for loading, but they are not built for prolonged duty in that role,” he explained. “The 305’s boom is comparatively more adapted to pushing/loading applications. It has the strength and agility to work as a loader as well as a telehandler.” About 90% of the Multihandler’s time is devoted to loading the shredders, with the rest divided between stockpiling and moving ma-terials around. JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2012 34 Canadian BIOMASS
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